Education / In-Service Calender

Hunter Nursing supports our staff by arranging education and in-services on various topics relevant to your positions. Hunter Nursing encourages all staff to further their knowledge by attending the education sessions that will be held each month. Generally these sessions are not compulsory and staff will not be paid to attend. If the session is compulsory you will see it on your roster and you will be paid for the compulsory sessions. The in-services are a mix of external educators and Hunter Nursing staff presenting the education. We encourage staff to attend to support their colleagues when they are presenting. Attendance at these in-services will count towards your CPD points.

Mental health is an important issue for the veteran and ex-service community with poor mental health often arising from war service. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is committed to ensuring appropriate, accessible and evidence-based mental health care for the veterans. One way this can be achieved is by offering professional development opportunities that assist community nurses to support veteran clients with mental health issues. You may have heard of, or participated in, one of the vetAWARE workshops which commenced nationally in July 2011 and concluded in May 2012. Just over 300 community nurses attended the workshops and the response has been positive. DVA is pleased to announce that vetAWARE is now available online. The online training aims to raise community nurses’ awareness of the common mental health issues facing the veteran community and will provide information and referral options available to veterans, their families and carers. vetAWARE online has been developed by DVA, in consultation with community nurses and other mental health professionals. vetAWARE online training is for registered and enrolled nurses who provide services to veterans through DVA’s Community Nursing Program. Download the information sheet Vetawear

To access vetAWARE online go to dvatraining.dva.gov.au/register. As a first time user you will be required to register before commencing the training. Your registration code is nurseVet1.vetAWARE online

Eestablished on 1 July 2012 as a result of the unification of the Royal College of Nursing, Australia and The College of Nursing to provide a single, focused voice for the nursing profession within Australia.

(this is a new compulsory requirement) The Australian Commission on Quality and Safety in Health Care (ACSQHC) has engaged Hand Hygiene Australia (HHA) to implement the National Hand Hygiene Initiative (NHHI). HHA reports directly to the ACSQHC.

Mental health is an important issue for the veteran and ex-service community with poor mental health often arising from war service. The Department of Veterans’ Affairs (DVA) is committed to ensuring appropriate, accessible and evidence-based mental health care for the veterans. One way this can be achieved is by offering professional development opportunities that assist community nurses to support veteran clients with mental health issues. You may have heard of, or participated in, one of the vetAWARE workshops which commenced nationally in July 2011 and concluded in May 2012. Just over 300 community nurses attended the workshops and the response has been positive. DVA is pleased to announce that vetAWARE is now available online. The online training aims to raise community nurses’ awareness of the common mental health issues facing the veteran community and will provide information and referral options available to veterans, their families and carers. vetAWARE online has been developed by DVA, in consultation with community nurses and other mental health professionals. vetAWARE online training is for registered and enrolled nurses who provide services to veterans through DVA’s Community Nursing Program. Download the information sheet Vetawear

To access vetAWARE online go to dvatraining.dva.gov.au/register. As a first time user you will be required to register before commencing the training. Your registration code is nurseVet1.vetAWARE online